Lccc Seeks New Tune At Wxlv

Less Rock'n'roll Music Suggested

WXLV radio at Lehigh County Community College will stay off the air until staff can work out program differences with college administrators who want less rock'n'roll in the station's format.

Station staff expected that administrators yesterday would act on the station's proposal to extend to midnight its operating house, which are now from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., and add Saturday programming. But Dean of Student Personnel Donald Makuen said after a meeting with other administrators that there remain differences on what the station, which has one of the strongest college signals in the area, should broadcast.

WXLV radio, at 90.3 FM, was to resume transmitting last Monday after being taken off the air for student vacation Dec. 20. Makuen said earlier this week that the restart of programming had been delayed because administrators hadn't reviewed the proposal for extended programming.

After yesterday's meeting of LCCC's president's council, however, Makuen said the "feeling of people at the college" is that the radio station programming has strayed from its original intent. He said he will try to iron out the differences on programming ideas at a meeting tomorrow with station faculty advisers Clark Hartman and Brian Barton.

"The thought in general was that the program was pretty heavy on rock'n'roll during the week," said Makuen, "and we talked about broadening it." Makuen added, "The Lehigh Valley is jammed with rock'n'roll, and the question must be asked whether the Lehigh Valley needs another rock'n'roll station."

Makuen said station staff had some proposals for new programming on the proposed Saturday hours, including ethnic music broadcasts. But he said, "we want more varied programming during the week also."

Makuen said the administrators want more of what he called public service programs - educational programs featuring interviews with college academic staff on trends in business and high technology. The rock'n'roll programming would not be abandoned, he added.

WXLV had been offering some jazz, classical and Top 40 music in addition to rock'n'roll.